Quincy had already created quite a distance between the both of them before he found out that Saydie
had not caught up to him, so he went back helplessly.
"I really wouldn't care if you were to get lost." Saydie lowered her eyes and retracted her gaze sadly.
"It’s not like I can’t walk back by myself." Quincy crossed his arms.
"Just what are you trying to portray yourself as?"
He had long realized that Saydie did not want to go back so early.
Even though she did not make it clear, h e had already guessed it.
Christmas and New Year’s had always been a period of time dedicated to family reunions.
However, she had n o parents, and she had basically celebrated all these festivals with the Goldmanns
throughout all these years.
To her, the Goldmanns were her current family.
Saydie’s parents were not in Zlokova, so it was normal for her to feel homesick, especially during this
period.
Saydie looked at him and said, "I’ve never played with firecrackers and fireworks."
Quincy was stunned for a moment.
"What?" She snorted.
"I said I’ve never played with firecrackers and fireworks."
Quincy thought about something, nodded, and then said, "You, wait here."
He left the scene for quite a while, during which Saydie sat on the bench and waited for him.
The frigid gust brushed across her cheeks, but she remained motionless as if she was a statue.She
waited until Quincy came back with a few bags of all sizes.She then leaned forward curiously.
"What have you bought in such a huge quantity?" He grinned.
"Didn’t you say you’ve never played with firecrackers and fireworks? I’ll give you a once-in-a- lifetime
experience, which will save me from making a few more trips to the market."
The two came to the beach to play with fireworks.
The fireworks exploded and bloomed in the sky—the bright explosions and the dark sky reflected on
the people on the ground alternately.
Saydie stared at the colorful fireworks in the air.
This was her first time feeling the atmosphere of a New Year’s Day.
Quincy turned to look at her face that had always been concealed under a layer of indifference.
It turned out that her smile could look so vivid and brilliant under the beams of light.
On the second day of the new year, Nolan and Maisie took their children to visit the Cliffords in Octavia.
Waylon and Colton were fine with the arrangement, but Daisie did not really want to come at first.
Octavia was filled with her sad memories.
Maisie took Nolan’s arm as they stepped into the living room while the children came in behind them.
"Happy New Year, Great - grandpa."
Thomas had already prepared a few presents and had been waiting for his great-grandchildren’s
arrival.
"Good, come here.These are your presents."
Thomas grinned from ear to ear when he gave the children their presents.
Thomas had never been stingy when it came to his three great-grandchildren.
The presents cost at least thousands of dollars.
The three children received their presents and said politely, "Thank you, Great-grandpa."
Maisie and Nolan exchanged gazes and smiled.
Thomas instructed the butler to get the servants to prepare lunch in advance.
Colton mentioned Jackie during the meal because he was nowhere to be seen.
Before Thomas could answer, the butler claimed that Jackie had gone out in the morning, and they did
not ask where he was going because he was not the kind o f person who would not come home at the
end of the day.
Maisie placed a stalk of celery onto Colton’s plate.
"You’ve developed a habit of being a picky eater at such a young age."
In fact, she did so to divert Colton’s attention.
‘We can’t control the affair that’s going on between Jackie and the daughter of the Lovegoods.
After all, it’s a marriage between two orthodox families.
‘As for Ms.Lovegood, rumors have it that she’s a well -known playb*tch.Her reputation is really bad.
She has many boyfriends, cheated on her boyfriends with other men, went to nightclubs to look for men
for the night, and the list of scandals goes on.
However, she’s so high-profile with her actions at the same time as if she never takes her relationships
and reputation seriously.
‘The Lovegoods’ upbringing should be considered very strict in Octavia, and Mr.Lovegood has only one
daughter, so he shouldn’t be the type of father that would pamper and spoil her like this"
Without knowing the truth behind her, Maisie would not deliberately criticize or judge Violet for the
scandals.
‘Sometimes, what you see on the surface is not necessarily the truth.I believe that one must always get
in touch with someone else and find out about one’s personality for themselves"
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